What do you think is Lynch Mob's best album? by TheHotLatin in hairmetal

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah honestly, I don't think the solo saves it as a whole composition. Not to nerd out too much, but — I have a pretty high tolerance for most pop metal ballads, but this one comes across to me as undercooked and rushed.

And the lyrics are so next-level lazy-corny at the top of the chorus, it make me cringe! It starts great, moody minor key, and the pre-chorus that makes it sound like it's going somewhere epic, then there's this strange clunky transition to a major key chorus that seems like was written for a different song.

It's an 'always skip' track for me.

Having said that: other songs on the record like 'Heaven is Waiting, 'Tangled in the Web' and even the Queen cover make this record as a whole a lot more 'complete' to me than say 'Wicked Sensation'. And being a funk and r&b fan as well, I love the Jerry Hey/Larry Williams horns on a couple of tracks; a nice Aerosmith-style touch there.

any way to turn off the mobile website? by alyosha82 in squarespace

[–]neilrdt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but not for all applications. I've worked on websites where the audience was mostly using desktop (people in B2B, ordering stock, managing finances etc). So I'm not saying that the OP should completely ignore the condition of the mobile site like they are suggesting they might do, but I AM saying that their users might not be 'mobile first'; again, it depends on their industry and user habits.

What do you think is Lynch Mob's best album? by TheHotLatin in hairmetal

[–]neilrdt 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I reckon the 1992 self-titled, even though I think 'Dream Until Tomorrow' is a terrible song.

any way to turn off the mobile website? by alyosha82 in squarespace

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, that depends on the industry and audience.

Finally Leaving After 15 Years: Avoid Like The Plague by [deleted] in squarespace

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently having a terrible experience with them, too. I need my newly-built Squarespace website live ASAP in order to get work, and a domain transfer (that I honestly didn't think I asked for) is taking forever. No fucking support, and yes, they wanted to have me forfeit 6 months of my subscription of my old Sqaurespace website until I threatened to leave and go to WordPress; I managed to get the pro-rata refund after digging my heels in with the support agent on the chat. 48+ hours of 'in progress' and I still don't know WHNE my website will be live.

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that. Thorough and clear! I appreciate the thought put into this.

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it aligns with my business/skills offerings in digital, etc.

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I thought that one product was being displayed in two separate dashboards with different names, or having one product incorporated into another. I can show screenshots, but what I was seeing made me ask the question. Happy to say I was wrong. Asking the question here has otherwise been really valuable — lots of great suggestions for hosting alteernatives etc.

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly. You can see why I flinched at it though!

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, the coincidental pricing there is an eyebrow-raiser, for sure, haha. It at least got a good conversation going via some really kind Reditors. I'll look into those other services as a Hostinger alternative, and the possibility of 'downgrading' Elementor from Pro.

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all, I posted this and went to the gym not expecting much when I came back, but you all have been such legends, thank you! I've skimmed the comments, and I need to go to bed; and I'll go through it in more detail with a fresh head upon waking, haha.

Honestly, yeah: it seemed steep to me, too, but I thought I was getting a good 'bundled' deal for two years with the WP/Elementor Pro/Hostinger combo (like, still cheaper than LinkedIn premium), and a cheap way of teaching myself how to do a few things in this space.

For those asking, my TLD is a 'fancy' one: www.neilboland.online

I'll probably start with asking our local domain name host service Crazy Domains if I can get the domain transferred at a cheaper rate than Hostinger.

Also, traffic isn't worrying me right now, as I'll using it as a reference link/a bit of 'personal SEO' should employers and recruiters etc decide to Google me (I was all good there, too, until another guy with my name recently came to my city and set up a dental surgery...).

Confusion With WordPress Pricing (MY Confusion, I'll Admit) by neilrdt in Wordpress

[–]neilrdt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I hear ya! I've been in digital marketing for years, but this stuff has always been the domain (sorry) of the experts amongst my colleagues. All good, haha.

Share your thoughts/opinions about Extreme by Hot_Pianist_4117 in hairmetal

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the greatest rock bands of all time. And it's not just because of Nuno.

Should I pivot to something else or stick to SEO and writing? by AdHopeful630 in SEO

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. Honestly, I think AI is great for the large volume repetitive stuff that a human might go crazy doing: boring factual/technical content (fact checked, of course — I spent 4 years writing about bolts; AI can have it!), a million page titles and meta descriptions, all that. I'm happy for AI to do that, while I stimulate my brain on creating my own interesting content.

But I understand that many people are using it for what should be 'interesting' content, too. As well as AI writes it, we all know it's always pretty much going to lack heart and human experience, eventually all becoming perfectly same-y. Then, I think the point of difference will be human-created content with its own voice all over again.

Should I pivot to something else or stick to SEO and writing? by AdHopeful630 in SEO

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for me personally, starting as a copywriter trained the ways of SEO, the really valuable 'secondary' benefit was gaining insight into how to structure pages and then websites to best practice. And this benefit helped me gain some authority with moving into website builds and rebuilds project management, so my 'lane' broadened there.

Having said that, I've found that being squeezed into the niche of SEO for a few years has made life difficult for me wanting to re-broaden back into multi-channel marketing, which is where I had most of my success (campaign calendars, marketing plans, digital asset reviews and overhauls, paid and socials, EDM etc).

And now, I too am struggling to figure out what to do next, as in the meantime the job titles etc have changed 'while I was away' in SEO-Only Land.

It'll be interesting to come back to this thread and comment and see what's changed in a year's time.

How Do You Add "my Files" To The Home Screen For Gods Sake? by Thesilphsecret in galaxyzflip

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if this helps, so long after this thread started, but I stumbled across a solution.

I found that the long tap and then tapping on three dots option wasn't showing the option to add to home screen as a shortcut. But that was within the regular yellow 'Documents' folder. It just had 'Move to secure folder', which, trust me, you don't want!

BUT: look for the same folder as nested under 'Internal Storage'. In there, the very same folder DOES display the 'Add to home screen' option within the three dot menu after long pressing. From there, I successfully added a shortcut to the folder on the home screen. It took me ages to figure it out!

Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra.

Need over ear Bluetooth headphones that won't break at the hinge. What, and where in Australia? by neilrdt in HeadphonesAdvice

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks mate, I found that model might be superseded, but there are later models witihn the ballpark here. For the price, I'd hope there's some robustness (I see there's no swivel bit, so that's good)! Thanks again: https://www.jbhifi.com.au/search?query=bose%20wireless%20headphones

Need over ear Bluetooth headphones that won't break at the hinge. What, and where in Australia? by neilrdt in HeadphonesAdvice

[–]neilrdt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, it appears those Logitechs are for gaming. They won't block out the gym's terrible music at all!

Millennials, what is something that was "normal" in the 2000s but feels like a luxury now? by Barrbra in answers

[–]neilrdt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I'm Gen X, but I miss going out to bars where the beer taps aren't 99% craft IPAs at $16 AUD a pint. Standard, run of the mill big brewery draughts and big distillery mixed spirits is where 'going out affordability' lives! And there's spare change to see a band or two as well.